<h5>Startling discovery about the Y chromosome.</h5><p>Hey, have you ever wondered how you became a boy or a girl? It’s all decided by tiny things inside your body called chromosomes.</p><p>Boys have something called a Y chromosome (girls don’t have it), but scientists are saying this Y chromosome is slowly shrinking and might even disappear one day! But don’t worry - it’s not going to happen anytime soon.</p><h5>The role of the Y chromosome.</h5><p>Imagine chromosomes as recipe books that tell our bodies how to grow. We all have 23 pairs of these “books”, and the 23rd pair decides if you're a boy or a girl.</p><p>Girls have two X chromosomes (like double chocolate cake), while boys have one X and one Y (like a chocolate and vanilla combo). The Y is the one that makes boys!</p><h5>The Y’s decline.</h5><p>Long, long ago, the Y chromosome had lots of genes, just like the X chromosome. But over millions of years, the Y chromosome started losing its genes. It’s like a book losing its pages!</p><p>Scientists from the University of Kent say that if this keeps happening, the Y chromosome might disappear one day. But don’t worry - this won’t happen for millions of years!</p><h5>The future of boys.</h5><p>Even if the Y chromosome disappears, scientists believe that boys will still exist. Just like how some animals, like certain rats, have found new ways to become boys without a Y chromosome, humans might find a new way, too.</p><p>Who knows? The future could be full of surprises!</p>

Could the Y chromosome, the key to making boys, be on the path to extinction? Let’s find out!

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